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October 07, 2003

Would Anybody Mind If I Put the News On? (Pt. 44)

It now seems like we have an answer to the question: "Is there any depth to which the new chuckle-happy CNN won't sink?" (Answer: No.) Reporting this story, about a British study into the flavor variations resulting from various thicknesses of sliced cheese, Headline News actually had sparkly-eyed anchorbabe Linda Stouffer say by way of intro: "It all depends on how you cut the cheese." Stouffer seemed blissfully unaware of the gag, which suggests that either a) she has never heard the expression, or b) she has, but the words that escape her mouth do so unmediated by any interaction with her brain. In the subsequent two-shot of the anchor desk, co-anchor Chuck Roberts briefly flashed an expression of the deepest existential pain, like a man who has found himself trapped in a remunerative nightmare from which he can never fully awake, then went to commercial.

1 Comment

No, there is no depth to which CNN won't sink. Perhaps they should revert to their old format of a few years ago. Back then you could set you watch to which segement was being aired. That, to me, was slightly more interesting than their poor attempts at humor.